Luna for holding the host.



PATBNTED JAN. 16, 1906.

H. F. NBHR. LUNA FOR HOLDING THE HOST.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.25, 1905.

W/TNESSES:

A TTOHNE Y S UNITED STATEB PATENT orrron Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1906.

Application filed August 25, 1905. Serial No. 275,849.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN FREDERICK NEHR, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new andImproved Luna for Holding the Host, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

The purpose of the invention is to construct a luna in which the host isvisible from the front and the back and wherein when the luna is openedthe host or wafer will be so supported on the back member of the lunathat it can be readily removed by the ofliciating divine.

A further purpose of the invention is to provide a simple and effectivelock or latch for holding the hinged portion of the luna securelyclosed, the'said lock or latch being so constructed that it can beoperated with perfect ease by the hand of the priest exclusive of thosefingers purified to receive the host, and, further, to provide meansoperating in conjunction with the lock or latch whereby through themedium of the same fingers of the same hand the luna may be quickly andconveniently opened and ready access be obtained to the host.

A further purpose of the invention is to so construct the interior of aluna that there will be no crevices difficult to clean.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the luna. Fig. 2 is a rear elevationshowing the luna locked in full lines and also showing in dotted linesthe lock in open position and the back dropped to deliver the wafer, andFig. 3 is a vertical section taken practically on the line 3 3 of Fig.2.

The body of-the luna consists of two receiving members A and B, betweenwhich the host or wafer is placed and held. The front receiving member Aconsists of the customary crystal disk 10, held in a bezel 11, whichbezel is provided at its inner portion with a clamping-band 12 in theform of a ring, the

inner edge 13 of which clamping-ring band is downwardly beveled andmeets the inner face of the crystal disk 10, as is shown in Fig. 3, sothat there is no possible opportunity for any foreign matter to cling tothe inside of the member A, which cannot be readily removed. The saidfront member A is secured at its lower portion to a pedestal 14, and thesaid pedestal 14 in its turn is attached to a slide 15, adapted to bereceived in a suitable socket in the ostensory in connection with whichthe luna is employed.

The back member B of the body portion of the luna is of disk-likeformation and is made principally of metal' The forward face of thisback member B is dished to a greater or lesser extent, as is shown at 16in Fig. 3, but its outer or marginal portion is flat, as is shown at 1 6in the same figure. The back member B is adapted to fit snugly in thefront member A, being held properly spaced from the crystal 10 of thefront member by the said clamping band or ring 12, as is also shown inFig. 3. An opening 17 is made in the central portion of the back memberB of the luna, which opening is preferably circular, and in a suitablechannel formed in the wall of this opening 17 a crystal 18 is securelyheld. At the central portion of said crystal 18 an outwardly-extendingknob 19 is secured, the outer face whereof is semispherical, and bymeans of this knob, which is easily caught by the nail ofa finger of theoperator, the back member B may be drawn from the front member A whenthe host or wafer is to be removed. By reason of the peculiar shape ofthe said back member B of the luna as it is drawn away from the frontmember A the host is received upon said back member and is supportedthereby, the straight edge portion 16 of the -member B enabling theofliciating clergyman to readily remove the host therefrom.

The back member B of the luna is connected at its lower portion by ahinge 21 to a pedestal 22, which extends up from the slide 15 at therear of the pedestal 14, as is shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the said backmember B when the luna is opened being adapted to drop to asubstantially horizontal position at an angle to the front member A, asis shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

The members A and B of the luna are held closed by means of a latch C.This latch is preferably constructed of spring metal, and it IIOconsists of a front member 23, which is capable of extending up from the.slide 15 along the central portion of the back member B to anengagement at its upper end with the knob 19, and the said upper end ofthe lockmg member 23 is spoon-shaped, as shown at 2-5, being concavedupon its forward face to receive the convexed outer surface of the knob19. A handle 24, usually in the form of a scroll, as shown, extends atthe rear of the locking member 23 from its bottom to a point near thetop, and the locking device C is connected with the slide 15 through themedium of a hinge 26, which hinge permits the said lock ing device C tobe carried downward to the right or to the left, as may be found mostconvenient, and when said locking device reaches a lower horizontalposition it is prevented from dropping farther by engagement with anupper side portion of the slide 15, as is indicated by dotted lines inFig. 2.

Under this construction, supposing the host to be within the luna andthe locking device C in locking engagement with the back member B, asshown by positive lines in Figs. 2 and 3, the officiating clergyman canraise the luna and look through the same to ascertain if the wafer isproperly in place, which can be done with as much convenience and suretyas if the major portion of the back constituted a crystal, as is usual.Then upon holding the slide in one hand and by means of either of thefingers below the purified fingers adapted to receive the host thelocking device may be readily carried to one side or the other torelease it from the knob 19, and by engaging the knob 19 with any of thefingers employed to remove the locking device the back member B may bedrawn open, and if the luna is slightly tilted rearward the host willlie upon the inner face of the back memberB, from which it may beremoved by the aforesaid purified fingers of the hand of the clergyman.

Having thus described my invention, 1

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a luna, astationary front member having a crystal therein, a rear hinged backmember constructed mainly of metal but.

provided with a centrally-located crystal, the inner face of the saidrear member being dished except at its margin, which is straight, and alocking device for the hinged member of the luna.

2. In a luna, a fixed member having its front composed almost entirelyof crystal and provided with an inner locking-band for the crystal theinner edge whereof is inclined downwardly and inwardly to an engagementwith the inner face of the crystal, a rear hinged member adapted to bereceived within the front member, the said rear member being madeprincipally of metal and being provided with a crystal at its centralportion, the inner face of the said rear member being dished except atits margin which is straight, and a locking device for said rear member.

3. In a luna, a fixed. front and a hinged rear member, each member beingprovided with a crystal, the rear member having a button extendingoutwardly from its rear face, a slide with which both members of theluna are connected, a spring latch having hinged connection with thesaid slide, the said latch comprising a locking member having aspoon-shaped upper end adapted .to receive the head of the said button,and a rearwardlyextending handle member for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERMAN FREDERICK NEHR.

Witnesses J OHN T. FINN, JosEPH S. CURRY.

